Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-07
THE SENATORSHIP
What Republican" From Harrison Co"'i'
~ Has to Say Thereon.


ty Has to Say Thereon.
To the EiQOrCf he Register,
As the time approaches for
the sitting of our Legislature, the IN
terest in the election Of United States Sch
,tor becomes more and more intensified. l
see that your contemporary Of the "I"'e'"-
y.pecy." advises the Republican members
of the LEGISLATURE not to vote for Mr.. Cam
den, but if they can see an opportunity 10
gain party advantage to vote Tor some
o,ber one of the numerous Democratic as
pirants. The writer, who Is Republican
PARTISAN. begs leave to differ with tne
oninion of the Editor of the "IHtett'geneer
for the reason that as the Republicans are
in the minority and cannot elect Senator
oF their own political faith, the duty de
wolves upon them either OF retrainlng from
assisting in the election of any Democrat
ar of voting for that Democrat who VIII
hest subserve the interests OF the people oil
the State. and such being the case the he
Dublican legislator in my estimation, Will
find but little difficulty IN determining ioI
whom to vote.
In considering the merits of the several
gentlemen whose names have been men
Toned in connection with the United States
Senatorsbip, can find none whom l deem
more worthy than the present incumbent,
Hon. J. y. Camden, (of course l refer 10
the Democratic aspirants.) While MT
Camden may not have attained 10
the full measure of craftsmanship
no has eyinced a credltaDle
ability in the discharge Of his important
dntieS, and he has labOred aSsiduously Tor
the best interests of the people OF his state.
If he has not shown the highest order oi
craftsmanship he has displayed business
t,ct which amply cOmpenSates tor II. As
we have to accept of Democratic Senator
would it not be wise to re-elect MI Calii-
den rather than political neophyte! lie
has become thoroughly acquainted WIN
the routine of Congressional legislation,
and further. he wields no insignificant IN
fIuence among his cOlleages, and although
a Democrat he is a progressive one, anu Is
not imbued with that spirit of BOur6onlSm
which characterizes many Ofhis Democrat
10 onponents. Mr.. Camden does not advo-
cate the nefaIiOus doctrine OF free trade rs
some of the Others do. His policy IS not
! IN inert one hut he shows disposition 10
move forward and build up. HIS man
ogement of railroad matters IN West ' IT.
/ VIRGINIA has been highly beneficial to our
naonIe and As "A Republican | would advise
| the Republican legislators that IL they
choose to assist in electinS DemoeratiC
Senator they vote for Mr.. Camden by all
means.
am writing this not for the purpose o.
;ntermeddliuT with the internal policy o.
the Democratic party, but in order to Sug
cost what | believe to be the proper course
Inr the Republican members the Leglsla
ture 10 pursue in regard to the election OF;
limited States Senator. They, having M
n,rtisan ends to attain in their election cal
investigate the merits OF the several c'hGi
dates impartially and assist III choosing TN
most meritOriOuS
} Mr.. Camden is gentleman who Is no
afraid to work, nor does he hesitate to EN-
brace new ideas when he thinks the adop
ton of them will cOnduce to the beneht o
the country.
There is no good reason why Mr.. Cam
den should he superseded by anothe
Democrat. he having served six years Il
D the Senate. and having made good rec
2 ord in that body, and having evinced
, purpose to promote the welfare OF To
country it will be safer to give him SET
ond term than TO elect any untried Dem
D OCrat.
| wish to call the attention of the Re
? publican Legislators to another matter {
vast moment. 1t is generally known Una
0 Virginia arbitrarily appoItiOned to IVES
i Virginia fifteen millions of dollars as he
b share of Indebtedness of the State OF VII
4 uinia, for which certificates were issue
and which have been purchased by syI
' dicate at from four to nine cents on tn
= dollar.
Y Mr. Mason, OF Jefferson county, Is sal
. TO he the attorney for this syndicate. h
and Dan Lucas, of the same county, al
e heading the Democratic opposition To NJ
Camden, and it is presumable that the
n are so doing, because he is not in symp
r thy with the schemes OF this Syndlcat
= II is not difficult to tell that, whenever
n Legislature is elected, that Mason and h
10 eonfederates can control, there WI
10 he a move made for West Virginia TO a
- sume the payment of the said certificate
This is a matter OF great imPortanc
&c To the people of West Virginia, because
" these schemes can effect their purposes
d vast burden OF taxation will be entall'
IN upon the people which they are not able
hear. so that the Republican and Dem
cratic members of the Legislature shou
m be very wary in giving their supper
v. either directly or indirectly, to any M
M for United States Senator who has any co
nection or sympathy with this syndica'
III As l have stated, Mr.. Camden's reco
As a Senator has been clean. There Is We
III little in il to which Republicans can
NJ iect. His able and manly advocacy of t
Interstate Commerce bill entities him
Is much credit / throw out these sugg'
e. tions after having carefully weighed all
We circumstances connected with the electl
"a of a United States Senator.
Su REPUBLICAN.